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by George Heymann

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2011) / Mac OS X Lion (10.7) review

by George Heymann

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The new Macbook Air is an example of Industrial design that is both practical and beautiful. I’ve been a fan of the design aesthetic since the “Air” line launched in 2008. As much as I liked the design, Apples Mac book Air line has always been underpowered and overpriced, more of a status symbol than a practical computer, until now.

The new Macbook Airs feature the latest Intel Sandy-Bridge processors that are both fast and energy efficient. All but the base model Air include 4 GB of Ram, at least 128 GB SSD (solid state flash storage), a thunderbolt (high speed I/O) port, a backlit keyboard and the new Max OS X Lion (10.7).

The Macbook Airs come in four basic configurations with upgrade options available for all models. The Macbook Airs start at $999 for the 11” to $1,699 for the top of the line 13” Model.

The latest version of the Mac desktop OS X Lion is installed on the new Airs, touting some 250 new features. Some of the key features include a Mac App Store, Multi-Touch gestures, Full-Screen Applications, Launchpad and Mission Control, a custom dashboard.

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Mac OS X Lion touting 250 new features available in July from Mac App Store for $29.99

Among the many announcements coming out of the Word Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco was the latest version of the Mac desktop OS, Mac OS X Lion touting 250 new features.

Some of the key features include a Mac App Store, Multi-Touch gestures, Full-Screen Applications, Twitter Integration, Launchpad and Mission Control, a custom dashboard.

Other highlighted features in Lion include:

  • Resume, which conveniently brings your apps back exactly how you left them when you restart your Mac or quit and relaunch an app
  • Auto Save, which automatically and continuously saves your documents as you work
  • Versions, which autoResume, which conveniently brings your apps back exactly how you left them when you restart your Mac or quit and relaunch an app; automatically records the history of your document as you create it, and gives you an easy way to browse, revert and even copy and paste from previous versions
  • AirDrop, which finds nearby Macs and automatically sets up a peer-to-peer wireless connection to make transferring files quick and easy.

Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM. The Lion upgrade can be installed across all your authorized personal Macs.

Source: Apple, Inc. 

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